Introduced

Passed House

Passed Senate

Became law

Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 26, 2025

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Introduced February 19, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB692

AN ACT relating to employment.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to define terms and make the termination of employment without cause unlawful; establish amount that may be recovered for wrongful discharge; specify when the employers' internal procedures are to be used.

Local Mandate Labor and Industry Personnel and Employment Wages and Hours Workforce

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This bill would make it illegal for employers to fire workers without a valid reason, a concept known as "just cause" employment protection. It sets out definitions, establishes what a worker can recover financially if wrongfully let go, and requires employees to go through an employer's internal complaint process in certain situations. Currently, Kentucky is an "at-will" employment state, meaning most workers can be fired for any reason or no reason, so this bill would…

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